Magnus Carlsen: In their two-million-euro ($2.3 million) match in Dubai, Carlsen claimed victory by winning the 11th game of the 14-game series.
Magnus Carlsen of Norway regained his global chess title on Friday, defeating Russian opponent Ian Nepomniachtchi for the fourth time. In their two-million-euro ($2.3 million) match in Dubai, Carlsen claimed victory by winning the 11th game of the 14-game series.
With a brief handshake, Nepomniachtchi resigned, and the two players exchanged a few words.
Carlsen, 31, has now won five consecutive world titles, the first of which he won in 2013.
The Norwegian won the longest game ever played at a world championships, clocking in at nearly eight hours, to open the competition and put himself on the path to triumph in Dubai.
After Carlsen found the winning 22 Qa3+, the challenger found himself in survival mode. A pure queen endgame loomed after the bishops and rooks came off (26 Bxe6 Rxe6 27 Rxe6 fxe6) with the. Norwegian ruthlessly denying his opponent any chances for counterplay in the endgame.
Both players will look forward to Monday’s rest day before the competition resumes on Tuesday with Nepomniachtchi playing as white in game nine.
“It was pretty cagey at the start [of the match],” Carlsen said. “Obviously a win changes the dynamic of the match. I don’t think I would have won this game if I hadn’t won the first one.”
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